Roseann Spinale Mark of Suffield, Connecticut died on Saturday, January 12. Born in Boston, she was raised in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of the late Salvatore and Julia (Zanfani) Spinale. Roseann was an artist and the founder, President and Director of the Medford Arts Council. She created The Art Festival on the Mystic, a children's theater program called The Mystic Players, and a summer program called Arts in the Parks.
Roseann was the beloved wife of William Mark, and the devoted mother of Marcus Mignone and his wife Amy of Suffield, Connecticut, Paul Mignone and his wife Maria of Swampscott, and step-mother of Billy Mark of Metairie, LA, and Malcolm Mark and his wife Eileen of Springfield, Virginia. She was the Loving grandmother of Giuliana, James, Alexa, Joseph and Maia Mignone, and Shandon, Duncan, Meredith and Evan Mark, and the loving great grandmother of Daniel Mark.
A funeral service will be conducted in the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford on Thursday, January 17 at noon. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend and may visit with family from 10 AM through noon. Services will conclude with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford.
In lieu of flowers contributions may be sent in Roseann's name to Trustees of Boston University/Aphasia Resource Center (ARC), C/O Kristina Lentz Capano, Boston University Sargent College, 635 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 221, Boston, MA 02215.